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Polak, Tomas
GM🇨🇿FIDE 300560· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1974
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Tomas Polak, a 52-year-old Czech Grandmaster, is rated 2443 and ranked 18th among Czech players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11, TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R7-8, and 2. Bundesliga Ost AUT 2025-2026 Round 10-11. Also played 2 rapid (including Mistrovstvi CR v rapidu druzstev 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku druzstev 2025) recently. His peak of 2563 was reached at age 46 (Apr 2020); he also reached World #353 in Apr 2008 and spent 101 months in Czech top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 27).
Current rating
2443
Standard
Rpd2460·Blz2441
All-time high
2563
−120 pts below
Apr 2020 · age 46
Apr 2020 · age 46
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Czech players · of 5,624
101 months in National top 10 (2001–2024)
101 months in National top 10 (2001–2024)
Career timeline
20 entries2025
28th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2476
Jun 2025
2024
101 months in national top 10
longest streak 25 months · since Jan 2001
Aug 2024
2020
21st 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2563
Jun 2020
All-time peak 2563
at age 46 · −120 from today
Apr 2020
2019
36th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 45 · rated 2555
Dec 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 44
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
2476 → 2443
Tournaments
23
70 games
Score
40/ 7057.1%
22W36D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #29 | 2528 | +2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #50 | 2243 | -5.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2504 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #47 | 2854 | +0.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #60 | 2318 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 2245 | -2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2444 | -0.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2594 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #76 | 2222 | -5.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2560 | +13.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVojtech PlatGM
🇸🇰SVK·2483
+3 −4 =12
19 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsPavel SimacekGM
🇨🇿CZE·2369
+4 −2 =12
18 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsRobert CvekGM
🇨🇿CZE·2376
+3 −1 =13
17 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJan VykoukIM
🇨🇿CZE·2529
+9 −0 =6
15 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJakub PulpanIM
🇨🇿CZE·2434
+4 −6 =4
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#18
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#673
in continent
World
#1,099
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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